Chapter I
Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc. Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
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Chapter I
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Author
of
"From
Baseball
to
Boches,"
"A
Smile
a
Minute,"
etc.
Along
he
comes
with
some
dame
he
must
have
kidnapped
from
the
Follies
when
Ziegfeld
was
busy
countin'
up
the
receipts
or
somethin'.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Author
of
"From
Baseball
to
Boches,"
"A
Smile
a
Minute,"
etc.
Line 2
Along
he
comes
with
some
dame
he
must
have
kidnapped
from
the
Follies
when
Ziegfeld
was
busy
countin'
up
the
receipts
or
somethin'.
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Learner Dictionary
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Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.”
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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 Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
Author
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From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
Baseball
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From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
Boches
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From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
busy
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
comes
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
countin
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
dame
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
etc
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From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
Follies
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
kidnapped
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
Minute
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From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
receipts
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
Smile
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From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
some
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
somethin
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of "From Baseball to Boches," "A Smile a Minute," etc.
up
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.
Ziegfeld
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From this reading Along he comes with some dame he must have kidnapped from the Follies when Ziegfeld was busy countin' up the receipts or somethin'.