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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 "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
all
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
asking
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From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
assignment
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
behave
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
biggest
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
Bridges
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From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
cagey
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
certain
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From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
chair
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From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
chewed
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From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
clobbered
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
Conners
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
correspondents
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From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
cozy
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
David
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
decorum
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From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
delegate
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From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
desk
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From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
employer's
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From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
four
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
get
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
Goliath
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
got
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
I'm
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From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
Jerry
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From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
knuckles
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From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
like
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From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
news
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From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
newspaper
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
opposite
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From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
paternally
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
patience
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
play
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
protect
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
put
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
said
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
see
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From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
sitting
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From this reading Jerry Bridges, sitting in the chair opposite his employer's desk, chewed on his knuckles and said nothing.
surprise
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
that's
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From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
Venus
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From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
waited
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
waiting
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From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
wanted
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
Washington
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From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
way
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From this reading And all they got for their patience was the biggest surprise since David clobbered Goliath._ "Let me put it this way," Conners said paternally.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We expect a certain amount of decorum from our Washington news correspondents, and that's all I'm asking for."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Everybody was waiting to see what the delegate from Venus looked like.
years
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From this reading One part of his mind wanted him to play it cagey, to behave the way the newspaper wanted him to behave, to protect the cozy Washington assignment he had waited four years to get.
