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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 BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
BOB
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
boy
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
burly
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
CHAMPION
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
charge
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From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
clean-cut
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
con
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From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
countryman
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Sergeant, that's the rawest thing I ever saw you do.
doing
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
don't
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From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
dragged
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sergeant, that's the rawest thing I ever saw you do.
exclaimed
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
fellow
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
figure
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
FINDS
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
give
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
going
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
grocer's
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
heard
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
hottest
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sergeant, that's the rawest thing I ever saw you do.
I'm
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From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
inside
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From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
It's
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
knows
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From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
lock
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
men
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From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
metropolitan
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
more
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From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
much
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From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
officer
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From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
paper
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
papers
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
particularly
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
pathetic
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
policeman
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
probably
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From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
rawest
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From this reading "Sergeant, that's the rawest thing I ever saw you do.
reporters
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
retorted
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From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
roast
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
saw
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From this reading "Sergeant, that's the rawest thing I ever saw you do.
Sergeant
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From this reading "Sergeant, that's the rawest thing I ever saw you do.
set
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From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
several
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
shame
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
stand
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
station
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From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
story
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
swindling
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't believe that boy knows anything more about those 'con' men, and probably not as much, as you do.
that's
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From this reading "Sergeant, that's the rawest thing I ever saw you do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sergeant, that's the rawest thing I ever saw you do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
up
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From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
wide-awake
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It's a shame to lock him up, and I am going to give you the hottest roast for doing so that the paper will stand for."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sergeant, that's the rawest thing I ever saw you do.
you'll
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From this reading "You do, and you'll never set foot inside this station while I'm in charge," retorted the officer.
young
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From this reading BOB FINDS AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION Among those who had heard the story of the swindling of the countryman were several reporters for the great metropolitan afternoon papers, and as the burly policeman dragged the pathetic figure of the grocer's boy to the cell, one of these, a particularly clean-cut, wide-awake young fellow, exclaimed:
