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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 So here's the equivalent of a hundred thousand American dollars--in rubles, of course."
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He added apologetically, "The smallness of the amount is due to bulk.
all
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
American
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From this reading So here's the equivalent of a hundred thousand American dollars--in rubles, of course."
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading He added apologetically, "The smallness of the amount is due to bulk.
amounts
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tossed the money belt to the table, rearranged his clothing and returned to his chair.
apologetically
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From this reading He added apologetically, "The smallness of the amount is due to bulk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
belt
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From this reading He tossed the money belt to the table, rearranged his clothing and returned to his chair.
bulk
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From this reading He added apologetically, "The smallness of the amount is due to bulk.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
carry
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
chair
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From this reading He tossed the money belt to the table, rearranged his clothing and returned to his chair.
clothing
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From this reading He tossed the money belt to the table, rearranged his clothing and returned to his chair.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So here's the equivalent of a hundred thousand American dollars--in rubles, of course."
denominations
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
doesn't
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
dollars
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From this reading So here's the equivalent of a hundred thousand American dollars--in rubles, of course."
due
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From this reading He added apologetically, "The smallness of the amount is due to bulk.
earlier
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
equipment
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
equivalent
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From this reading So here's the equivalent of a hundred thousand American dollars--in rubles, of course."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
here's
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From this reading So here's the equivalent of a hundred thousand American dollars--in rubles, of course."
high
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tossed the money belt to the table, rearranged his clothing and returned to his chair.
hundred
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From this reading So here's the equivalent of a hundred thousand American dollars--in rubles, of course."
idea
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He added apologetically, "The smallness of the amount is due to bulk.
items
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
large
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
money
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
person
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
really
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
rearranged
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From this reading He tossed the money belt to the table, rearranged his clothing and returned to his chair.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He tossed the money belt to the table, rearranged his clothing and returned to his chair.
revolutions
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
rubles
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From this reading So here's the equivalent of a hundred thousand American dollars--in rubles, of course."
said
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
single
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
smallness
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From this reading He added apologetically, "The smallness of the amount is due to bulk.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So here's the equivalent of a hundred thousand American dollars--in rubles, of course."
Soviet
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
sufficiently
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From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
table
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From this reading He tossed the money belt to the table, rearranged his clothing and returned to his chair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
thousand
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From this reading So here's the equivalent of a hundred thousand American dollars--in rubles, of course."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He added apologetically, "The smallness of the amount is due to bulk.
tossed
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From this reading He tossed the money belt to the table, rearranged his clothing and returned to his chair.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
wanting
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
way
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
you'll
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From this reading He said, "We have no idea what items you'll be wanting from us in the way of equipment, but as you said earlier all revolutions need money.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Soviet money doesn't come in sufficiently high denominations for a single person to carry really large amounts."
