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The Hate Disease
The Hate Disease

Chapter III

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"But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.
"There's something he wants to discuss!"
"I want," Calhoun observed, "to have something to discuss with him.
There is intelligence back of this para business.
I'd almost call it demoniac intelligence.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Hate Disease

Chapter III

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.
Line 2
"There's something he wants to discuss!"
Line 3
"I want," Calhoun observed, "to have something to discuss with him.
Line 4
There is intelligence back of this para business.
Line 5
I'd almost call it demoniac intelligence.

Learner Dictionary

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

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I want," Calhoun observed, "to have something to discuss with him.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “"There's something he wants to discuss!"”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

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

From this reading “"But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.”

All words in this reading · 36

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almost

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From this reading I'd almost call it demoniac intelligence.

back

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From this reading There is intelligence back of this para business.

business

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From this reading There is intelligence back of this para business.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

Calhoun

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From this reading "I want," Calhoun observed, "to have something to discuss with him.

call

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From this reading I'd almost call it demoniac intelligence.

demoniac

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From this reading I'd almost call it demoniac intelligence.

discuss

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From this reading "There's something he wants to discuss!"

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I want," Calhoun observed, "to have something to discuss with him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "There's something he wants to discuss!"

Health

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From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I want," Calhoun observed, "to have something to discuss with him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I want," Calhoun observed, "to have something to discuss with him.

I'd

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From this reading I'd almost call it demoniac intelligence.

intelligence

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From this reading There is intelligence back of this para business.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I'd almost call it demoniac intelligence.

Minister

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From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

observed

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From this reading "I want," Calhoun observed, "to have something to discuss with him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There is intelligence back of this para business.

para

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From this reading There is intelligence back of this para business.

President

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From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

protested

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From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

see

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From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "There's something he wants to discuss!"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

There

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From this reading There is intelligence back of this para business.

There's

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From this reading "There's something he wants to discuss!"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading There is intelligence back of this para business.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

waiting

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From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.

want

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From this reading "I want," Calhoun observed, "to have something to discuss with him.

wants

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From this reading "There's something he wants to discuss!"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I want," Calhoun observed, "to have something to discuss with him.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But the President is waiting to see you!" protested the Minister for Health.