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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 “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
actor
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From this reading “Not at all,” said the young German, with the readiness of a word-perfect actor.
all
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From this reading “Not at all,” said the young German, with the readiness of a word-perfect actor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Behind our missionaries of order we must have ready the good German sword.”
better
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
business
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
civilizing
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
education
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
Everywhere
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
German
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
Germany
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
go
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Behind our missionaries of order we must have ready the good German sword.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Behind our missionaries of order we must have ready the good German sword.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
higher
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
home
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
idea
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
incompatible
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
India
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From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
influence
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
isn't
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
method
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
militarism
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
missionaries
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From this reading “Behind our missionaries of order we must have ready the good German sword.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Behind our missionaries of order we must have ready the good German sword.”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not at all,” said the young German, with the readiness of a word-perfect actor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Behind our missionaries of order we must have ready the good German sword.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
permeating
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
prevails
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
readiness
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From this reading “Not at all,” said the young German, with the readiness of a word-perfect actor.
ready
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From this reading “Behind our missionaries of order we must have ready the good German sword.”
rule
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
sabre
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
said
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
science
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
sentence
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From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
smiled
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From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
superior
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
sword
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From this reading “Behind our missionaries of order we must have ready the good German sword.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
unfinished
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From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
word-perfect
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From this reading “Not at all,” said the young German, with the readiness of a word-perfect actor.
world
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
young
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From this reading “Everywhere we go,” said the young German, “our superior science, our higher education, our better method prevails.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Even in your India——” He smiled and left that sentence unfinished.
Zabern
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From this reading “But your militarism, your sabre rule here at home; this Zabern business; isn’t that a little incompatible with this idea of Germany as a great civilizing influence permeating the world?”
