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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 The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
alert
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Beaker people were an excellent choice for infiltration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
any
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
Ashe's
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From this reading Ashe's "tomorrow" proved to be several days later.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
Beaker
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
betray
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
Britain
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
checked
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
choice
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From this reading The Beaker people were an excellent choice for infiltration.
clan
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
closely
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
correct
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
cover
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
days
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From this reading Ashe's "tomorrow" proved to be several days later.
detail
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
deviation
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
didn't
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
discovered
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
early
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
excellent
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From this reading The Beaker people were an excellent choice for infiltration.
experts
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Beaker people were an excellent choice for infiltration.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
impersonation
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
infiltration
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From this reading The Beaker people were an excellent choice for infiltration.
knit
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
later
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From this reading Ashe's "tomorrow" proved to be several days later.
making
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
mean
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
mistake
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
more
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
norm
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
off
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
once
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
people
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From this reading The Beaker people were an excellent choice for infiltration.
proved
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From this reading Ashe's "tomorrow" proved to be several days later.
race-conscious
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
Ross
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
Ross's
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
said
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
several
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From this reading Ashe's "tomorrow" proved to be several days later.
shipped
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
strangers
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
suspicion
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
suspicious
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
tomorrow
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From this reading Ashe's "tomorrow" proved to be several days later.
trader
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
tribes
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From this reading They were not a closely knit clan, suspicious of strangers and alert to any deviation from the norm, as more race-conscious tribes might be.
tribesman
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From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Beaker people were an excellent choice for infiltration.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The cover was that of a Beaker trader, and Ross's impersonation was checked again and again by experts, making sure that the last detail was correct and that no suspicion of a tribesman, no mistake on Ross's part would betray him.
yes
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From this reading He might have said yes, but that didn't mean, Ross discovered, that he was to be shipped off at once to early Britain.
