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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 Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
alive
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From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
all
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
anyways
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From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
anywhere
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From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
author
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baron
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Barr
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Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
bloodthirsty
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
bodyguards
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
bootlegger
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
Buck
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
can't
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care
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caused
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
co-operate
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From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
days
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
dear
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
elderly
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
Elixir
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From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
estate
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
figure
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gag
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gets
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goods
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goons
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
got
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guy
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From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
hanging
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
he's
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From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
Henry
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
Hermes
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From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
island
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
Jode
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Just
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From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
later
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
like
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
matter
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
met
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
Mr
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
named
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
old
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From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
Only
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From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
other
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
pitch
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place
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private
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
Prof
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
Professor
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real
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regrets
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
Saw
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From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
say
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
ShipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
situation
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From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
sixteen
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From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
some
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
thousand
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From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
tight
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From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
tough-looking
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
tried
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From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
trimmings
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
Trismigestus
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unique
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From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
urgent
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From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
Vachti
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From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
very
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From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Only this was different--Professor Barr had a unique pitch on it, but Buck had the real goods!_ Me and a guy named Hermes Trismigestus take care of the situation when Jode gets in a very tight place.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The tight place is caused by Prof Henry Barr, who urgent regrets the matter later on, and by Mr. Vachti, who is an elderly bootlegger baron in the dear dead days; he still has bodyguards hanging around him bloodthirsty.
yacht
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From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
years
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From this reading This guy Trismigestus is anyways a thousand years old, if he's alive anywhere, and I am sixteen, but we co-operate.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you think an old guy like Mr. Vachti can't figure in a tight place--he's got some tough-looking goons around and a yacht and a private island estate and other trimmings--all I got to say is you never met Mr. Vachti.
Young
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From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
Youth
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From this reading Be Young Again! (author of "Nobody Saw The Ship") _Just about every confidence gag had been tried on old Vachti, except the Elixir of Youth.
