1 Vocabulary Story 848 English Cookery
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Some people lampoon English culinary style; Good English Cooking
is an oxymoron to them. So, I had foreboding and bemoaned my planned trip to
England; what would I eat?; Is Fish and Chips a euphemism for greasy
stuff?
I was pleasantly surprised. I was able to modulate my diet to avoid
too much fat which makes you senile with prolonged consumption.
I made specific fiats to my cook and the results were excellent.
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2 Vocabulary Story 848 English Cookery
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Some people laugh at English cooking style; Good English Cooking
is a contradictory term to them. So, I had dread and complained about my planned
trip to England; what would I eat?; Is Fish and Chips a good term for greasy
stuff?
I was pleasantly surprised. I was able to vary my diet to avoid
too much fat which gives you old age mental decline with lengthy intake.
I made specific orders to my cook and the results were excellent.
1 Vocabulary Story 851 Female Nightclub Singers Sometimes Become Famous
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Incipient chanteuses are subservient; it’s unassailable if you
study their modus vivendis. Sometimes if they are telegenic they muster a
following and become famous.
Then they become captious. They remand food back to the kitchen if even a
scintilla is out of place. She has become a diva.
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2 Vocabulary Story 851 Female Nightclub Singers Sometimes Become Famous
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Starting female nightclub singers are servile; it’s undeniable if you
study their life styles. Sometimes if they are good looking on cameras they gather
a following and become famous.
Then they become fault finding. They send food back to the kitchen if even a
bit of it is out of place. She has become a diva.
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1 Vocabulary Story 857 The Nature of the US Command in WW2
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The tussle that was WW2 has been studied on every level, even the
metaphysical one. The US command followed principles that palliated
its unmitigated homogeneous nature.
Far from being presumptuous, generals were doubtful. They let ingenues
give advice even though at times unwarranted. It was not an affliction
adding a human caring dimension to their decisions.
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2 Vocabulary Story 857 The Nature of the US Command in WW2
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The struggle that was WW2 has been studied on every level, even the
meaning of reality one. The US command followed general rules that lessened
its complete monotonous nature.
Far from being prideful, generals were doubtful. They let tender young people
give advice even though at times it was uncalled for. It was not a problem
adding a human caring dimension to their decisions.
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Here is a story using ten words off a vocabulary study list.
I provide a paraphrase of it to explicate the word’s meanings.
It is presented in Power Point.
1 Vocabulary Story 941 The NYC Waterfront Redevelopment
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People carped about the doleful unkempt conditions of the waterfront
district. In a pregnant pause of decades, judicious lawmakers interrogated
land owners and residence.
They did not want to jeopardize its character yet clean it up.
Quixotic schemes were hatched. They were able under pseudonyms to buy
up a lot of the land.
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2 Vocabulary Story 941 The NYC Waterfront Redevelopment
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People complained about the sad derelict conditions of the waterfront
district. In a suspenseful pause of tens of years, wise lawmakers questioned
land owners and residence.
They did not want to endanger its character yet clean it up.
Fanciful schemes were hatched. They were able to under fake name to buy
up a lot of the land.
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1 Vocabulary Story 935 The Now Quiet WW1 Battlefields
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The WW1 battlefields which saw the paroxysms of fighting and imbibed
the blood of a generation are now tranquil.
Their heroes; acclaimed and unsung, have diffused back home,
gotten annuities and are gone now.
Their mammoth forts are now defunct, embellished with plaques to
commemorate. France and Germany have reconciled and are now at peace
with each other.
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2 Vocabulary Story 935 The Now Quiet WW1 Battlefields
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The WW1 battlefields which saw the spasms of fighting and drank
the blood of a generation are now quiet.
Their heroes; recognized and unrecognized, have filtered back home,
gotten pensions and are gone now.
Their huge forts are now obsolete, decorated with plaques to
recall the events. France and Germany have made up and are now at peace
with each other.
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1 Vocabulary Story 932 A Feeling of Doom in Versailles
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The aristocratic denizens of Versailles, right before the French
Revolution, were melancholy. Divergent people covertly visited them
to bolster them up. They all realized how tenuous the
situation was.
They reiterated the list of complaints against them, harping on how unfairly
they were being treated. They quailed at what their fate would be.
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2 Vocabulary Story 932 A Feeling of Doom in Versailles
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The noble inhabitants of Versailles, right before the French
Revolution, were sad. Various people secretly visited them
to cheer them up. They all realized how shaky the situation was.
They went over the list of complaints against them, complaining about how
unfairly they were being treated. They trembled at what their fate would be.
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1 Vocabulary Story 938 Bryant: A New Style Newspaper Publisher
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Bryant was a newspaper publisher. He eschewed the sensational and
set up the antithesis, endeavoring to transcribe the truth.
This was a tonic to the NYC news scene and catapulted him to eminence.
People tried to emulated him and patronized his paper The World.
Bryant gloated. His articles about malnutrition in NYC slums won him
awards.
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2 Vocabulary Story 938 Bryant: A New Style Newspaper Publisher
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Bryant was a newspaper publisher. He avoided the sensational and
set up the opposite, trying to write down the truth.
This was a pick-me-up to the NYC news scene and boosted him to fame.
People tried to copy him and read his paper The World.
Bryant bragged. His articles about poor nutrition in NYC slums won him
awards.
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1 Vocabulary Story 943 The Old Movie Palaces
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People feel plaintive for the dissolution of the old movie palaces.
You did not have to badger people to go; they tractably went voluntarily
several times a week. They were vexed if movies were truncated. The
double feature was a dogmatic element.
The coming of cable dispelled many movie viewing traditions. It was
a real coup.
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2 Vocabulary Story 943 The Old Movie Palaces
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People feel wistful for the disappearance of the old movie palaces.
You did not have to nag people to go; they obediently went by free will
several times a week. They were cross if movies were shortened. The
double feature was a dyed in the wool element.
The coming of cable changed many movie viewing traditions. It was
a real revolution.
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1 Vocabulary Story 947 Removing Louis the 16th Didn’t Help
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The opposition to Louis the 16th prepossessed the public. They saw his
abdication as a panacea for their problems. He had faced a steady
critique.
Now he was paraded out and people ogled at the stout carcinogenic
wretch. But it was not the salvation advertised adduced by the usurptation of
power by a dictatorship soon afterward.
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2 Vocabulary Story 947 Removing Louis the 16th Didn’t Help
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The opposition to Louis the 16th preoccupied the public. They saw his
resignation as a cure all for their problems. He had faced a steady
negative press.
Now he was paraded out and people gawked at the stout cancerous
despised man. But it was not the salvation advertised shown by the power grab
by a dictatorship soon afterward.
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1 Vocabulary Story 842 Tour of a Spitfire Plane Display
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In the Imperial War Museum, is a display of a Spitfire and a recreation
of a WW2 airfield. The Spitfire was intrinsic to warding off the
barrages of the Luftwaffe in the early war years.
They showed how a paltry band of neophyte pilots with a modus vivendi
of abnegation prevailed. It was a time of pure alchemy. The tour guide
answered inquiries about many issues, garbled over the years.
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2 Vocabulary Story 842 Tour of a Spitfire Plane Display
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In the Royal War Museum, is a display of a Spitfire and a recreation
of a WW2 airfield. The Spitfire was essential to fending off the
blows of the Luftwaffe in the early war years.
They showed how a small band of newbie pilots with a lifestyle
of self sacrifice won. It was a time of pure magic. The tour guide
answered inquiries about many issues, confused over the years.
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1 Vocabulary Story 833 Early Boston Excluded Indians
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Early Boston was autocratic and sectarian. Leaders only wished
for what they felt was equanimity free of gadflies. This prompted rampant
persecution and exclusions of the extrinsic. This had repercussions for the colony.
Later more enlightened leaders gave amnesty to the Indians and sought
to include them in the society and industry.
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2 Vocabulary Story 833 Early Boston Excluded Indians
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Early Boston was a dictatorial and narrow minded. Leaders only wished
for what they felt was calmness free of intrusion. This caused uncontrolled
witch hunts and bars of the foreign. This had bad consequences for the colony.
Later more enlightened leaders gave pardon to the Indians and sought
to include them in the society and industry.
Here is a story made from ten vocabulary words.
I give a list of the ten words with definitions.
I provide my story with a paraphrase into simpler words.
I also give an illustration.
The story is true about a priest in Nazi Germany.
This priest has been beatified by the Church, a step to being made a saint.
If you would, buy and review this story to encourage more and better stories.
Here is a story about the nuclear shelter system in New York City.
You are given ten words to write your story.
You see how I wrote the story.
I provide a paraphrase of the story and an illustration.
The purpose of this exercise is to use vocabulary words in a story
creatively.
1 Vocabulary Story 860 Splendor on 5th Avenue New York
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Many rich New York families boasted noble lineages. One
was Rockefeller, a paradigm amongst them, living in ostentatious
splendor on 5th avenue. There was a nomenclature of euphemisms to provide
acceptable terms to describe his unpleasant hoarding and
greed.
His staff had fidelity to him, covering up for his calumny and
wrong doing. Even though they were the antipodal of him, living in
penury and modesty in comparison to him.
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2 Vocabulary Story 860 Splendor on 5th Avenue New York
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Many rich New York families boasted noble ancestries. One
was Rockefeller, a perfect example amongst them, living in showy
splendor on 5th avenue. There was a set of replacement words to provide
acceptable terms to describe his unpleasant hoarding and
greed.
His staff had loyalty to him, covering up for his lies and
wrong doing. Even though they were the opposite of him, living in
poverty and modesty in comparison to him.
1 Vocabulary Story 884 You have to Maintain a Car
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The Cadillac was the preeminent car in the 1950’s. However willful
deleterious neglect could put it into disarray. Even stationary parts
are integral to keeping it running well. Palpable changes show up
if not maintained.
A thoughtless disposition is no alibi. Laws passed for
inspections and now you have to adduce a sticker as proof.
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2 Vocabulary Story 884 You have to Maintain a Car
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The Cadillac was the top car in the 1950’s. However willful
ruinous inattention could put it into disorder. Even nonmoving parts
are involved in keeping it running well. Feelable changes show up
if not maintained.
A thoughtless attitude is no excuse. Laws passed for
inspections and now you have to show a sticker as proof.
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1 Vocabulary Story 893 Show Business in New York City
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Being from NYC, you get jazzy by osmosis. Minskies in Manhattan
was the capitol of striptease. This is an exorbitant form of entertainment,
catering to the tawdry and prurient.
Demure young girls came to its postern door to banter with the performers and
became proteges. Since those days, the culture has thankfully changed
for the better. Minskies became insolvent and closed for good.
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2 Vocabulary Story 893 Show Business in New York City
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Being from NYC, you get naturally get a false sophistication. Minskies in Manhattan
was the headquarters of striptease. This is an over the top form of entertainment,
catering to the cheap and sexy.
Polite shy young girls came to its back door to chat with the performers and
became disciples. Since those days, the culture has thankfully changed
for the better. Minskies became bankrupt and closed for good.
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1 Vocabulary Story The Night of the Living Dead
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The Night of the Living Dead is a horror movie. Evil insurgents
become adjuncts to zombies. These reanimated corpses from cemeteries
depredate and forage for flesh; it amounted to genocide as the zombies
stumble across the hinterlands with sharp teeth.
The good living people surmise the chicanery of the rebels. The
zombies are hunted and defeated.
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2 Vocabulary Story 881 The Night of the Living Dead
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The Night of the Living Dead is a horror movie. Evil rebels
become helpers to zombies. These revived corpses from cemeteries
rob and look for flesh; it amounts to a great slaughter as the zombies
stumble across the cities and hinterlands with sharp teeth.
The good living people figure out the evil plan of the rebels. The
zombies are hunted and defeated.
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