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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 _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the base of the ramp his hand was touched, clutched and hidden by the right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual handshake.
base
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From this reading At the base of the ramp his hand was touched, clutched and hidden by the right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual handshake.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
big
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From this reading General Webb did everything in a big way, and that included even little things like handshakes.
Building
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
Capitol
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
casual
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From this reading At the base of the ramp his hand was touched, clutched and hidden by the right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual handshake.
clutched
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From this reading At the base of the ramp his hand was touched, clutched and hidden by the right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual handshake.
Defense
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
Denver
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading General Webb did everything in a big way, and that included even little things like handshakes.
down
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
enemy's
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading General Webb did everything in a big way, and that included even little things like handshakes.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading General Webb did everything in a big way, and that included even little things like handshakes.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
flown
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
forces
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
General
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
getting
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
grand
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
ground
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
hand
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
handshake
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From this reading At the base of the ramp his hand was touched, clutched and hidden by the right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual handshake.
handshakes
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From this reading General Webb did everything in a big way, and that included even little things like handshakes.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading At the base of the ramp his hand was touched, clutched and hidden by the right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual handshake.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
hidden
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From this reading At the base of the ramp his hand was touched, clutched and hidden by the right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual handshake.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
idea
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
included
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From this reading General Webb did everything in a big way, and that included even little things like handshakes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
James
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
like
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading General Webb did everything in a big way, and that included even little things like handshakes.
magnificent
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
missiles
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
more
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
mouth
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
nervously
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
new
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
once
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
outstretched
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
parody
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From this reading At the base of the ramp his hand was touched, clutched and hidden by the right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual handshake.
plane
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
ramp
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
Retrieving
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
rockets
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
said
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
scheme
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
Secretary
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
simply
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
smiled
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
Smiley
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From this reading At the base of the ramp his hand was touched, clutched and hidden by the right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual handshake.
special
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
territory
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
things
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
tiny
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
touched
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From this reading At the base of the ramp his hand was touched, clutched and hidden by the right hand of General "Smiley" Webb in a hearty parody of a casual handshake.
trotted
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From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
way
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From this reading General Webb did everything in a big way, and that included even little things like handshakes.
Webb
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From this reading _General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that.
Well
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
Whitlow
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From this reading Retrieving his hand once more, James Whitlow, the Secretary of Defense, smiled nervously with his tiny mouth, and said, "Well, here I am."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a grand scheme, except for one_ The Secretary of Defense, flown in by special plane from the new Capitol Building in Denver, trotted down the ramp with his right hand outstretched before him.
