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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 In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
adventurous
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From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
always
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From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
any
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading For one may play at it without having anything to lose.
assertion
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For one may play at it without having anything to lose.
attractive
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From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
career
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From this reading The gambler who takes up a political career plays to win or not to win.
careful
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From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
cast
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From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
few
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From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one may play at it without having anything to lose.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
gambler
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From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
game
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From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
games
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From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
gutter
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading For one may play at it without having anything to lose.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For one may play at it without having anything to lose.
jump
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
lose
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From this reading For one may play at it without having anything to lose.
loudness
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
man
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading For one may play at it without having anything to lose.
moment
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
most
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From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The gambler who takes up a political career plays to win or not to win.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
offering
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one may play at it without having anything to lose.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The gambler who takes up a political career plays to win or not to win.
play
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From this reading For one may play at it without having anything to lose.
plays
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From this reading The gambler who takes up a political career plays to win or not to win.
political
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From this reading The gambler who takes up a political career plays to win or not to win.
politics
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From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
proof
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
reach
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From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
represent
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From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
sense
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From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
shout
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
stake
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From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
strident
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
table
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From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
takes
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From this reading The gambler who takes up a political career plays to win or not to win.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a sense, politics must always represent the game that is most attractive to the careful gambler.
up
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From this reading The gambler who takes up a political career plays to win or not to win.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
voice
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From this reading He may jump up from the gutter and shout that he is the man of the moment, without offering any proof of his assertion beyond the loudness of a strident voice.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The gambler who takes up a political career plays to win or not to win.
win
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From this reading The gambler who takes up a political career plays to win or not to win.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It is one of the few games within the reach of the adventurous, where no stake need be cast upon the table.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For one may play at it without having anything to lose.
