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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 ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
activity
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
all
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
ANYWAY
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
ASKS
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
bind
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
came
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
checked
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
ciphers
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
circled
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
clear
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
clutch
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
company
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
confided
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
contract
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
days
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
DOLLARS
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
ends
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
expenses
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
fact
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
fast-gear
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
following
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
forty-days
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
Gamble
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
get
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
glad
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
handing
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
high
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
HIMSELFpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
I'm
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
improvement
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
intense
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
JOHNNY
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
leaves
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
Loring
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
MILLION
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
money
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
more
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
new
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
nice
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
offices
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
pays
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
persistent
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
personal
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
plans
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
planted
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
pretty
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
put
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
round
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
salary
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
scene
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From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
shameful
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
six
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
smile
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
speed
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
stunt
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
subdivision
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
sum
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
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 ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
then
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
They're
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
things
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
two
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
up
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From this reading "They're handing me a shameful salary for it," he confided to Loring, "and I'm glad to get it because it pays up all my personal expenses during my forty-days' stunt and leaves me my million clear."
use
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
way
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From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
weeks
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
Well
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH JOHNNY ASKS HIMSELF WHAT IS A MILLION DOLLARS, ANYWAY Johnny Gamble in the following days was, as Loring put it, a scene of intense activity.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was part of his contract with the improvement company that he put their subdivision plans under way; and he planted himself in the center of the new offices while things circled round him at high speed.
won't
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From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
work
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From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His persistent use of the fast-gear clutch came from the fact that he would not bind himself to work for them more than two weeks.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," began Loring with a smile, "your million won't be"--he suddenly checked himself and then went on--"won't be a nice pretty sum of money unless it ends in the six round ciphers."
