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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 _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
balked
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
board
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
boldest
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
bring
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From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
business
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
censorship
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
chance
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From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
clubs
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
evil
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
family
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
forces
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From this reading His forces were marshaled.
foreseen
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
general
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
gifts
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From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
greatest
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From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
heads
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His forces were marshaled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
invasion
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
issues
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
J
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
laxity
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
Like
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
man
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
mankind
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From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
marshaled
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From this reading His forces were marshaled.
meeting
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
ministers
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
Montcalm
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
Montcalm's
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From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
nude
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
occurred
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
opportunity
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From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
other
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
park
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
poetic
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
present
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
priceless
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From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
rare
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
Richard
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
Several
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
solid
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
something-or-other
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
statue
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
stormy
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
strokes
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
territory
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
three
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
town's
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
Traskmore
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
trouble
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From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
well
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From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His forces were marshaled.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
whole
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From this reading But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?_ It was one of those rare strokes of poetic something-or-other that the whole business occurred the morning after the stormy meeting of the Traskmore censorship board.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
women's
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From this reading Several of the town's ministers who had been with him on other issues had balked on this one, but he had three of them present, as well as heads of several women's clubs.
worlds
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From this reading _This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Like the good general he was, Richard J. Montcalm had foreseen trouble at this meeting, for it was the boldest invasion yet into the territory of evil and laxity.
