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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 _Man has developed many a deadly weapon.
allowed
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
back
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
bay
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
blunt
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
bridges
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From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
deadly
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From this reading _Man has developed many a deadly weapon.
destroying
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
developed
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From this reading _Man has developed many a deadly weapon.
District
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
down
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effective
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
expanse
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
file
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
folder
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
gaze
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
glance
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
green
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Man has developed many a deadly weapon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
hills
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
hopes
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
Howard
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
Idly
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
just
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
jutted
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
knew
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
land
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
Leader
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
leaned
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
loved
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
Man
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From this reading _Man has developed many a deadly weapon.
man's
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many
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From this reading _Man has developed many a deadly weapon.
more
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
Morely
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
most
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
points
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
potent
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
ruin
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From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
seat
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
security
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
skeletonlike
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
spire
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
then
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
there
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From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there was something more potent to come._ District Leader Howard Morely leaned back in his seat, to glance down at the bay.
Today
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From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
two
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
upward
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
wander
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Today, the weapon most effective in destroying a man's hopes and security is the file folder ... and that was the weapon Morely knew and loved.
water
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From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
weapon
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From this reading _Man has developed many a deadly weapon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Idly, he allowed his gaze to wander over the expanse of water between the two blunt points of land, then he looked back at the skeletonlike spire which jutted upward from the green hills he had just passed over.
world's
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From this reading He could remember when that ruin had been a support for one of the world's great bridges.
