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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 IN WHICH JOHNNY PLANS A REHEARSAL BETWEEN OLD FRIENDS Johnny Gamble was waiting at the store when Louis Ersten came down the next morning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Again!" he exclaimed, looking about him in angry despair as if he had some wild idea of calling a porter.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Again!" he exclaimed, looking about him in angry despair as if he had some wild idea of calling a porter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
angry
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From this reading "Again!" he exclaimed, looking about him in angry despair as if he had some wild idea of calling a porter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY PLANS A REHEARSAL BETWEEN OLD FRIENDS Johnny Gamble was waiting at the store when Louis Ersten came down the next morning.
back
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From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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brow
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calling
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came
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coat
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confronted
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cutting
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deeply
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despair
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down
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Ersten
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estate
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From this reading "First it's Lofty; then it's some slick real estate schemer; then it's you!
exclaimed
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FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "First it's Lofty; then it's some slick real estate schemer; then it's you!
FRIENDS
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frown
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frowned
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Gamble
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Again!" he exclaimed, looking about him in angry despair as if he had some wild idea of calling a porter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He frowned still more deeply as Johnny confronted him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
idea
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY PLANS A REHEARSAL BETWEEN OLD FRIENDS Johnny Gamble was waiting at the store when Louis Ersten came down the next morning.
it's
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From this reading "First it's Lofty; then it's some slick real estate schemer; then it's you!
JOHNNY
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Lofty
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looking
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Louis
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more
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Mr
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nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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off
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OLD
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
PLANS
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portentous
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porter
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real
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REHEARSAL
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room
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schemer
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slick
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some
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He frowned still more deeply as Johnny confronted him.
store
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strode
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY PLANS A REHEARSAL BETWEEN OLD FRIENDS Johnny Gamble was waiting at the store when Louis Ersten came down the next morning.
then
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From this reading "First it's Lofty; then it's some slick real estate schemer; then it's you!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
waiting
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walked
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY PLANS A REHEARSAL BETWEEN OLD FRIENDS Johnny Gamble was waiting at the store when Louis Ersten came down the next morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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wild
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From this reading "Again!" he exclaimed, looking about him in angry despair as if he had some wild idea of calling a porter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Ersten walked in with a portentous frown on his brow and began to take off his coat as he strode back toward the cutting room.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "First it's Lofty; then it's some slick real estate schemer; then it's you!
