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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 He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
accepted
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From this reading He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
Airways
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From this reading He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
alias
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
any
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading One was his inherent love for anything man-made that could conquer the elements.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
Bellevue
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From this reading He had reached Bellevue safely.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
Blatz
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
civilian
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From this reading He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
conflicting
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
conquer
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From this reading One was his inherent love for anything man-made that could conquer the elements.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One was his inherent love for anything man-made that could conquer the elements.
elements
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From this reading One was his inherent love for anything man-made that could conquer the elements.
emotional
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
emotions
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
forces
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
German
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From this reading He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
Goliath
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had reached Bellevue safely.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
Herman
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
inherent
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From this reading One was his inherent love for anything man-made that could conquer the elements.
inside
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From this reading He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
Larko
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
late
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
Lieut
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
love
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From this reading One was his inherent love for anything man-made that could conquer the elements.
man-made
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From this reading One was his inherent love for anything man-made that could conquer the elements.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
mighty
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
moment
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
Moves
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
MysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
National
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From this reading He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
observer
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From this reading He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was his inherent love for anything man-made that could conquer the elements.
opportunity
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
plant
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From this reading He was even inside the plant of the National Airways, accepted as a German civilian observer.
police
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
preparing
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
present
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
reached
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From this reading He had reached Bellevue safely.
room
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
Rubanian
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
safely
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From this reading He had reached Bellevue safely.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
Serge
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
supper
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
torn
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From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
two
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mysterious Moves When Herman Blatz, alias Lieut. Serge Larko of the Rubanian secret police, was alone in his room late that afternoon preparing for supper, he was torn between conflicting emotions.
work
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
wreck
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From this reading The opportunity for him to wreck the Goliath might present itself at any moment but two mighty emotional forces were at work.
