Chapter XII

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From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

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

From this reading And then it happened.

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

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

in or near a particular place or position

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

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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

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From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading In broad daylight.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

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the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading In broad daylight.

true confidential information

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the act of eating dinner

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading So first let me recollect how it felt down in the trenches.

on a floor below

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

make plain and comprehensible

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mat together and make felt-like

From this reading So first let me recollect how it felt down in the trenches.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading So first let me recollect how it felt down in the trenches.

reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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the solid part of the earth's surface

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past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading And then it happened.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

cause to move by striking

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From this reading So first let me recollect how it felt down in the trenches.

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

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

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From this reading I'll explain the operative details shortly, but if you were there, that could be a little like reviewing the theory underlying nuclear fission for somebody standing at ground zero when the bomb hit.

on condition that; in the event that

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

From this reading In broad daylight.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And then it happened.

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From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

plural of “lace” — a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading So first let me recollect how it felt down in the trenches.

prefer or wish to do something

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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

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an occurrence of control or strength weakening

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

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From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

by chance

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So first let me recollect how it felt down in the trenches.

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

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From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

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being in force or having or exerting force

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading So first let me recollect how it felt down in the trenches.

To recall to mind.

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

-ing form of “review” — look at again; examine again

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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

express in words

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

for a short time

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for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So first let me recollect how it felt down in the trenches.

a person, without saying who

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having a supporting base

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a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

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

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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading And then it happened.

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

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in or at that place or location

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

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

plural of “trench” — a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

From this reading So first let me recollect how it felt down in the trenches.

in the nature of something though not readily apparent

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in a vivid manner

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

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

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I was breakfasting at the dining room table downstairs that particular Monday morning--November 7, as we all remember so vividly--when Matsuo Noda dropped the first shoe, or maybe it's more accurate to say he began loosening the laces.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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at the time that

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the person or people being spoken to

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indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration

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