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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
ace
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
aliens
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
all
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From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
analyze
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From this reading There was no sense in trying to analyze Kram's poker, any more than there was any sense in trying to analyze Kram.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
any
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From this reading There was no sense in trying to analyze Kram's poker, any more than there was any sense in trying to analyze Kram.
badly-needed
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
colonists
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
credits
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
daring
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
destroyed
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
deuces
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From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
Earth
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
eight-spot
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From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
fashioned
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
fearless
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
Federal
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
five
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From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
G-ray
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
gave
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
Gaylord
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
goodly
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
government
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
government's
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
Intelligence
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
joker
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From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
Kram
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
Kram's
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From this reading There was no sense in trying to analyze Kram's poker, any more than there was any sense in trying to analyze Kram.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
months
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
more
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From this reading There was no sense in trying to analyze Kram's poker, any more than there was any sense in trying to analyze Kram.
most
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sense in trying to analyze Kram's poker, any more than there was any sense in trying to analyze Kram.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
now
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
number
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
officers
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
old
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
other
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
Outer
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
perplexing
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
plan
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
poker
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
pondering
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
problem
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
raised
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
recreation
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
sat
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
sense
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From this reading There was no sense in trying to analyze Kram's poker, any more than there was any sense in trying to analyze Kram.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
Sirius
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
six
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
Space
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
suits
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From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
surrender
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
sweating
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
taking
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
Terrestrial
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was no sense in trying to analyze Kram's poker, any more than there was any sense in trying to analyze Kram.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
There
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From this reading There was no sense in trying to analyze Kram's poker, any more than there was any sense in trying to analyze Kram.
thousand
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
three
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
too
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
tottering
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
treacherous
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
trying
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From this reading There was no sense in trying to analyze Kram's poker, any more than there was any sense in trying to analyze Kram.
two
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From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
Vice-colonel
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sense in trying to analyze Kram's poker, any more than there was any sense in trying to analyze Kram.
way
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
weren't
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From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The other three Intelligence officers who were taking a little badly-needed recreation the "old fashioned" way weren't too surprised when Kram raised a thousand credits.
Why
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From this reading The treacherous aliens from Outer Space gave Earth six months to surrender or be destroyed ... but Vice-colonel Gaylord Kram, fearless ace of Terrestrial Intelligence, had a daring plan: Why not surrender _now_?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But what could even a Kram do with two deuces, the joker, a five and an eight-spot, all of different suits?
witnessed
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
worst
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
years
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From this reading Gaylord Kram, Vice-colonel of Intelligence, Terrestrial Federal government, sat pondering one of the worst poker hands he had ever witnessed, and he had witnessed a goodly number in his 38 years, when he should have been sweating blood over his tottering government's most perplexing problem: what to do about the colonists from Sirius and their G-ray.
