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AGENT CIPHER

OPERATION
NOBODY

Somebody has hidden something somewhere. Nobody knows where. Everyone is looking. Your mission, Agent Cipher: crack the code of the indefinite pronouns.

MISSION 00 · VOICE ACTIVATION

🎙️ 60-Second Field Report

Before we touch any grammar, the microphone is yours. Talk for one minute — don't stop until the timer runs out.

Describe somewhere you would love to go where nobody knows who you are.
01 · WHERE?Name the place and how you would get there.
02 · WHAT?What is the first thing you would do there?
03 · WHO?Would you talk to anyone, or stay invisible?
04 · WHY?Why does that place call to you? Keep going until time's up!
MISSION 01 · CODEBREAKER

🧩 Seven Riddles

Type your guess, then reveal the answer. Watch the underlined words — they are your targets for today.

MISSION 02 · THE WORD MACHINE

⚙️ Build the Code Words

Every target word is made from two parts. Pick one from each side and build all 16 words.

SOME- / ANY- / NO- / EVERY- + -BODY / -ONE / -THING / -WHERE -body = -one = a person  ·  -thing = an object/idea  ·  -where = a place
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— ? —Choose two parts
MISSION 03 · INTEL BRIEFING

📡 Where Can Each Word Go?

Click each cell. Decide first: ✔ or ✘? Then the system shows you the truth.

CODE✚ POSITIVE✖ NEGATIVE? QUESTION

* any- in a positive sentence = "it doesn't matter which": You can sit anywhere.  ·  * some- in questions = offers & requests: Would you like something to drink?

EVERYBODY / NOBODY / SOMEONE … + SINGULAR VERB (is · has · knows · was) ✔ Everybody knows it.   ✘ Everybody know it.
NO- word + POSITIVE VERB  =  NOT + ANY- word I have nothing to say. = I don't have anything to say.   ✘ I don't have nothing.
MISSION 04 · BUG HUNT

🐞 Eight Corrupted Messages

Each message has one bug. Type the corrected sentence, then check it against the model.

MISSION 05 · SPEED TRIAL

⚡ Choose Fast, Agent

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MISSION 06 · INTERROGATION ROOM

🔦 Answer Under Pressure

Spin for a question. Answer for 45 seconds — and give a reason or an example.

MISSION 07 · UNDERCOVER ROLE-PLAY

🎭 The Weekend From Hell

AGENT CIPHER

You have just come back from a weekend trip where everything went wrong. Tell the story! Tick each word when you use it.

HANDLER GARETH

You want every detail of the trip. Ask questions and react with surprise.

MISSION STATUS
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MISSION COMPLETE, AGENT CIPHER

Nobody cracked the code faster. Everything is now under control — and somewhere, somebody is very worried.