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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 The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
acknowledgment
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
Acknowledgments
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
actually
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From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
any
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
author
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
available
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
brave
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
British
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
C
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
deeds
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
DENT
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From this reading LONDON & TORONTO J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.
diaries
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
Empire
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From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
especially
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From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
exploits
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
facts
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
find
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
gathering
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
given
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From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
inability
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
inadvertence
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
indulgence
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
J
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From this reading LONDON & TORONTO J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.
known
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From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
large
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
letters
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON & TORONTO J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.
LTD
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From this reading LONDON & TORONTO J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.
M
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From this reading LONDON & TORONTO J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.
made
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
meagre
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
most
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
newspapers
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
number
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
official
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
omitted
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
original
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
particulars
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
possible
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
present
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
private
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
publicity
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From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
report
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
reports
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
requisite
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
schools
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From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
simple
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
SONS
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From this reading LONDON & TORONTO J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.
source
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
sources
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
stories
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
surely
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From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
talk
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
TORONTO
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From this reading LONDON & TORONTO J. M. DENT & SONS LTD.
trace
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From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
used
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
V
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
Very
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From this reading Very meagre particulars of most of these brave deeds are at present available, for the British V.C. does not talk of his exploits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
well
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From this reading The author has used a large number of sources--newspapers, official reports, private letters and diaries, as well as books--in gathering the facts for these simple stories.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Acknowledgments have been made wherever it was possible to trace the source, and indulgence is asked if through inadvertence or inability to find the original report any requisite acknowledgment has been omitted.
widest
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From this reading But such facts as are actually known ought surely to be given the widest possible publicity, especially in the schools of the Empire.
