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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 "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
admire
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
all
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From this reading "Just nod, sir; that's all I ask; and I'll throw my forces into the field."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Oh, leave it to the bureaucrats and they'll figure out new ways to make you buy more and more....
ask
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audacitynounUS /ɑːˈdæs.ə.t̬i/
A willingness to take bold risks; insolent and daring boldness that defies all authority.
From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
boot
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From this reading Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
bureaucrats
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
buy
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campaign
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
consolidate
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
consumer
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
Dampfer
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
don't
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
field
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figure
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
forces
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fresh
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
greens
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From this reading Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Just nod, sir; that's all I ask; and I'll throw my forces into the field."
I'll
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I've
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Just nod, sir; that's all I ask; and I'll throw my forces into the field."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Oh, leave it to the bureaucrats and they'll figure out new ways to make you buy more and more....
Just
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launching
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
leave
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Major
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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months
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
more
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Just nod, sir; that's all I ask; and I'll throw my forces into the field."
new
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nod
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
offensive
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
Oh
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
only
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
plans
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
positions
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
rise
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
said
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
scarlet-trimmed
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From this reading Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
sir
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Stanley
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
straight
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swagger-stick
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sweated
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
tapped
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that's
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Oh, leave it to the bureaucrats and they'll figure out new ways to make you buy more and more....
there
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they'll
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
throw
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Oh, leave it to the bureaucrats and they'll figure out new ways to make you buy more and more....
toe
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From this reading Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
up
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
way
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ways
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we'd
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
Wesley
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
Winfree
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
winter
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From this reading Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
wise
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From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Captain Winfree, straight in his scarlet-trimmed winter greens, tapped the toe of one boot with his swagger-stick.
wrath
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From this reading But there was only one way the poor consumer could rise up in his wrath._ "I've sweated for months over the plans for this campaign," Captain Wesley Winfree told the Major.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Oh, leave it to the bureaucrats and they'll figure out new ways to make you buy more and more....
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I admire your audacity, Winfree," Major Stanley Dampfer said, "but don't you think we'd be wise to consolidate our current positions before launching a fresh offensive?"
