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Snarled Identities

Chapter IX

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CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.
“Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
“Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
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Snarled Identities

Chapter IX

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.
Line 2
“Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
Line 3
“Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
Line 4
I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
Line 5
He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.””

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.””

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.””

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.”

All words in this reading · 54

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admitted

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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

arrest

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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

case

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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

catch

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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

CRAY

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From this reading CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.

disgorge

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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

dropped

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From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

force

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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

GETS

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From this reading CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.

He'll

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From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

John

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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

millionaire

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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.

much

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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

newspaper

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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

only

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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.

ORDERS

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From this reading CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.

possibility

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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

precludes

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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

prime

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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

proprietor

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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.

requisite

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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

scare

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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

Secrecy

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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

Simpson

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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

staff

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From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

that's

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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

too

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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.

true

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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.

Unfortunately

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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.

want

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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.