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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.