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Frigid Fracas

Chapter VI

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Kossuth brought his attention back to Joe.
"We're almost to our destination, Major Mauser.
However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."
Both of the lieutenants chuckled softly.
Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.
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Frigid Fracas

Chapter VI

Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Kossuth brought his attention back to Joe.
Line 2
"We're almost to our destination, Major Mauser.
Line 3
However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."
Line 4
Both of the lieutenants chuckled softly.
Line 5
Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Kossuth brought his attention back to Joe.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."”

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additions

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

adjusted

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

almost

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From this reading "We're almost to our destination, Major Mauser.

areas

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

Asia

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

attention

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From this reading Kossuth brought his attention back to Joe.

back

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From this reading Kossuth brought his attention back to Joe.

backward

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both of the lieutenants chuckled softly.

briefly

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Kossuth brought his attention back to Joe.

chuckled

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From this reading Both of the lieutenants chuckled softly.

destination

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From this reading "We're almost to our destination, Major Mauser.

dispatch

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From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

expeditions

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From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

glories

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Kossuth brought his attention back to Joe.

HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

Joe

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From this reading Kossuth brought his attention back to Joe.

Kossuth

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From this reading Kossuth brought his attention back to Joe.

lieutenants

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From this reading Both of the lieutenants chuckled softly.

Major

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From this reading "We're almost to our destination, Major Mauser.

Mauser

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From this reading "We're almost to our destination, Major Mauser.

more

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

necessary

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From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "We're almost to our destination, Major Mauser.

Paradise

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

particularly

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

Proletarian

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

punitive

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From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

recent

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

said

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From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

softly

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From this reading Both of the lieutenants chuckled softly.

some

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

southern

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

Sov-world

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From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading However, briefly, some of the more recent additions to the Sov-world, particularly in the more backward areas of southern Asia, have not quite adjusted to the glories of the Proletarian Paradise."

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Kossuth said, "So it is found necessary to dispatch punitive expeditions against them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Kossuth brought his attention back to Joe.

We're

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From this reading "We're almost to our destination, Major Mauser.