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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 A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
all
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
always
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From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
Ambitious
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
ashore
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
believes
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From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
brick-and-glass
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
Brill
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
Brooklyn
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
buy
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From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
canyons
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
concerned
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
dangerous
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From this reading The trip had been uneventful, in so far as nothing really dangerous or exciting had happened.
depths
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
enjoy
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
exciting
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From this reading The trip had been uneventful, in so far as nothing really dangerous or exciting had happened.
far
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
happened
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From this reading The trip had been uneventful, in so far as nothing really dangerous or exciting had happened.
happy
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So ... sell him what he thinks he wants!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
impossible
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From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
leave
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
long-anticipated
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
majority
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
man
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From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
many
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
Navy
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
necessary
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The trip had been uneventful, in so far as nothing really dangerous or exciting had happened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The trip had been uneventful, in so far as nothing really dangerous or exciting had happened.
preliminaries
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
rather
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From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
really
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From this reading The trip had been uneventful, in so far as nothing really dangerous or exciting had happened.
sea
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
sell
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From this reading So ... sell him what he thinks he wants!
slid
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
smoothly
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So ... sell him what he thinks he wants!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
States
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
Submarine
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
thinks
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From this reading So ... sell him what he thinks he wants!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
too
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
trip
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From this reading The trip had been uneventful, in so far as nothing really dangerous or exciting had happened.
uneventful
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From this reading The trip had been uneventful, in so far as nothing really dangerous or exciting had happened.
United
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
waded
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
wants
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From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
weeks
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
well-earned
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From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After all the necessary preliminaries had been waded through, the majority of that happy crew went ashore to enjoy a well-earned and long-anticipated leave in the depths of the brick-and-glass canyons of Gomorrah-on-the-Hudson.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So ... sell him what he thinks he wants!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
willing
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From this reading A man will always be willing to buy something he wants, and believes in, even if it is impossible, rather than something he believes is impossible.
Yard
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From this reading The United States Submarine _Ambitious Brill_ slid smoothly into her berth in the Brooklyn Navy Yard after far too many weeks at sea, as far as her crew were concerned.
