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3rd Day

New Words

The Plot Thickens

A submarine took the body out to sea. Then, "Major Martin," the man who never was, was slid into the murky Atlantic waters off the coast of Huelva, Spain. Attached to this courier's coat was a briefcase that contained the components of the hoax. Shortly thereafter, the Spanish Embassy notified the British that the body had been recovered. But Commander Montagu learned that the important documents had already been scrutinized* and later resealed so that the British would not be suspicious. The secret information was transmitted to the German High Command, through a labyrinth of underground networks, to be evaluated. Now the true test of the months of assiduous* planning would comethe question remained, would the Germans swallow the bait?

Sample Sentences

Use the new words in the following sentences.

1.The practical joker had the temerity* to perpetrate* a __________ upon the Dean of Boys.

2.A good motion picture producer should be skilled in all the manifold* __________ of film-making.

3.After wandering through the __________, the young hero came face to face with the dragon who was indigenous* to the caves.

4.When I asked the English teacher to __________ my plan for the term paper, her incisive* comments were very helpful.

5.The __________ quality of the artist's latest painting is the antithesis* of her former style.

Definitions

Match the new words with their meanings.

Today's Idiom

to turn the tablesto turn a situation to one's own advantage

The wrestler thought that he could pin me to the mat, but I quickly turned the tables on him.

Answers are on Page 310

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A Puzzle for His Majesty

The conspirators had reason to exult, for all evidence attested to the fact that the German High Command was gullible about "Major Martin." Their defense troops were moved away from the true invasion sites and deployed to areas that were inconsequential. Subsequently, when the actual attack took place, Allied casualties were minimized. After the war, Commander Montagu received a medal from the king of England. At the presentation ceremony, the king politely inquired where the young officer had earned his citation. "At the Admiralty," Montagu replied, presenting the king with a genuine enigma.

Sample Sentences

Use the new words in the following sentences.

1.Explaining that the bookkeeper was merely a __________ dupe,* the judge freed him from complicity* in the crime.

2.As the audience watched the master __________ his chess pieces, they applauded his virtuosity.*

3.An expert was summoned to __________ to the authenticity of the Rembrandts found in the Nazi cache* of stolen masterpieces.

4.When the College Board scores were promulgated,* my sister had good cause to __________.

5.I could not solve the __________ of why an altruistic* person should exhibit such cupidity.*

Definitions

Match the new words with their meanings.

Today's Idiom

a chip off the old blocka son who is like his father (from the same block of wood)

When we saw the alcoholic's son enter the liquor store, we assumed that he was a chip off the old block. Answers are on Page 310

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5th Day Review

Major Martin, if he had lived, would have used the word "bonnet" to refer to the hood of his auto, and he might have referred to a truck as a "lorry." As you can see, there are differences between American and British English. But Major Martin, undoubtedly, would have known all the words belowdo you?

Match the twenty words with their meanings. Write the letter that stands for the definition in the appropriate answer space. (Note the similarity between numbers 13 and 20.)