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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 _You hear a lot of talk these days about secret weapons.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _You hear a lot of talk these days about secret weapons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If it's not a new wrinkle in nuclear fission, it's a gun to shoot around corners and down winding staircases.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading If it's not a new wrinkle in nuclear fission, it's a gun to shoot around corners and down winding staircases.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The blueprint can be found in the next few pages; and as the soldier in the story says, our only hope is to keep a sense of humor!_ Me?
bacteria
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The blueprint can be found in the next few pages; and as the soldier in the story says, our only hope is to keep a sense of humor!_ Me?
blueprint
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bore
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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commercials
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corners
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dandruff
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days
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death
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designed
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destruction
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down
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enemy
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engine
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exploit
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few
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fission
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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give
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greatest
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guaranteed
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gun
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our own suggestion is to pipe a few of our television commercials into Russia and bore the enemy to death._ _Well, it seems that Ivar Jorgensen has hit on the ultimate engine of destruction: a weapon designed to exploit man's greatest weakness.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _You hear a lot of talk these days about secret weapons.
hit
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hope
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humor
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From this reading The blueprint can be found in the next few pages; and as the soldier in the story says, our only hope is to keep a sense of humor!_ Me?
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it's not a new wrinkle in nuclear fission, it's a gun to shoot around corners and down winding staircases.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If it's not a new wrinkle in nuclear fission, it's a gun to shoot around corners and down winding staircases.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Our own suggestion is to pipe a few of our television commercials into Russia and bore the enemy to death._ _Well, it seems that Ivar Jorgensen has hit on the ultimate engine of destruction: a weapon designed to exploit man's greatest weakness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our own suggestion is to pipe a few of our television commercials into Russia and bore the enemy to death._ _Well, it seems that Ivar Jorgensen has hit on the ultimate engine of destruction: a weapon designed to exploit man's greatest weakness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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it's
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Ivar
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Jorgensen
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keep
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lot
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man's
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maybe
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MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The blueprint can be found in the next few pages; and as the soldier in the story says, our only hope is to keep a sense of humor!_ Me?
new
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nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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nice
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If it's not a new wrinkle in nuclear fission, it's a gun to shoot around corners and down winding staircases.
nuclear
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From this reading If it's not a new wrinkle in nuclear fission, it's a gun to shoot around corners and down winding staircases.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _You hear a lot of talk these days about secret weapons.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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only
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OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or maybe a nice new strain of bacteria guaranteed to give you radio-active dandruff.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our own suggestion is to pipe a few of our television commercials into Russia and bore the enemy to death._ _Well, it seems that Ivar Jorgensen has hit on the ultimate engine of destruction: a weapon designed to exploit man's greatest weakness.
own
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pages
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pipe
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radio-active
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Russia
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says
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secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading _You hear a lot of talk these days about secret weapons.
seems
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sense
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shoot
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soldier
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staircases
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story
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strain
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suggestion
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talk
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television
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our own suggestion is to pipe a few of our television commercials into Russia and bore the enemy to death._ _Well, it seems that Ivar Jorgensen has hit on the ultimate engine of destruction: a weapon designed to exploit man's greatest weakness.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _You hear a lot of talk these days about secret weapons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If it's not a new wrinkle in nuclear fission, it's a gun to shoot around corners and down winding staircases.
ultimate
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weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
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weapon
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weapons
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Well
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winding
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wrinkle
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _You hear a lot of talk these days about secret weapons.
