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Soldier Bet on Secret Operation

offbeatApril 25, 2026·125 words·1 min read

This is a A2 (elementary) English article about soldier bet on secret operation. Read the article below, then check the key words and test your understanding with 5 exercises. You can also listen to the audio and tap any word to see its meaning.

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Soldier Bet on Secret Operation
A soldier in the United States Army is in trouble. His name is Gannon Ken Van Dyke. He is 38 years old. He helped capture the president of Venezuela. Before the operation, he bet money online. He bet that the president would lose power. He used a website called Polymarket.
Polymarket is a betting website. People bet on future events. Van Dyke bet $32,000. After the operation, he won about $400,000. The government says he used secret information. He knew about the operation before it happened. This is against the law.
Van Dyke tried to hide what he did. He asked the website to delete his account. But the police found him. Now he faces five charges. He could go to prison for 20 years.

Key Vocabulary

n.
a person in the army
v.
to catch and hold someone
n.
put money on something
n.
a planned action or mission
n.
leader of a country
n.
your page on a website
n.
a crime the police say you did
Vocabulary Translations· 7 words · 12 languages

Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.

soldiern.

a person in the army

士兵兵士군인soldadosoldadolínhaskerżołnierzجنديsoldaatсолдат
capturev.

to catch and hold someone

抓获捕らえる체포하다capturarcapturarbắt giữyakalamakschwytaćاعتقلgevangennemenзахватить
betn.

put money on something

打赌賭ける내기하다apostarapostarđặt cượcbahis yapmakzakładać sięيراهنweddenделать ставку
operationn.

a planned action or mission

行动作戦작전operaciónoperaçãochiến dịchoperasyonoperacjaعمليةoperatieоперация
presidentn.

leader of a country

总统大統領대통령presidentepresidentetổng thốngcumhurbaşkanıprezydentرئيسpresidentпрезидент
accountn.

your page on a website

账户アカウント계정cuentacontatài khoảnhesapkontoحسابaccountаккаунт
chargen.

a crime the police say you did

指控罪状혐의cargoacusaçãotội danhsuçlamazarzutتهمةaanklachtобвинение

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: True or False

1

The man bet money before the secret action happened.

2

The police could not find the man.

3

The man won about $400,000 from his bet.

4

The man could go to prison for 10 years.

Question 2: Multiple Choice

How much money did the man bet?

Question 3: Multiple Choice

Why does the government say the man broke the law?

Question 4: Matching

Tap a word, then tap its meaning.

Question 5: Fill in the Blank

The man used a secret ______ to make money from betting.

Dictation Practice

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Memorize Practice

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